Santos empresta Vladimir ao Avaí até o fim do ano

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O Santos emprestou o goleiro Vladimir ao Avaí até o fim desta temporada. A informação foi inicialmente publicada pela “Gazeta Esportiva”. O Peixe arcará com 70% da base salarial do atleta.

O goleiro esteve na Vila Belmiro na tarde desta quinta-feira para acertar os últimos detalhes. O Avaí esperava contar com Vladimir já para o clássico contra o Figueirense, neste domingo, mas o LANCE! apurou que o jogador só deve chegar em Florianópolis na segunda-feira.

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Vladimir esteve na mira do Vitória e do Sport na temporada passada, mas em uma reunião do Comitê Gestor, a diretoria do Peixe vetou sua saída, fato que irritou o estafe do atleta.

Desta vez, foi inevitável. O técnico Jorge Sampaoli pediu o goleiro Everson. Sendo assim, o executivo de futebol Renato liberou Vladimir para buscar novos clubes. O Avaí surgiu como interessado na última semana, como antecipou o LANCE!

Vladimir tem contrato com o Santos até o fim de 2020. Ele estava no clube desde 2007.

USACA forms governance implementation committee

The USA Cricket Association postponed any immediate action on remodeling its governance structure at last weekend’s AGM and has instead opted to form a committee to review and explore the implementation of recommendations on governance from a report submi

Peter Della Penna23-Nov-2013The USA Cricket Association postponed any immediate action on remodeling its governance structure at last weekend’s AGM and has instead opted to form a committee to review and explore the implementation of recommendations on governance from a report submitted earlier this year. USACA chief executive Darren Beazley had been pushing for changes to take place by the end of 2013, but a USACA press release stated that it might take till the summer of 2014 for any of the recommendations to be approved by the board and its members.Beazley had spent much of the summer championing a number of recommendations from the governance review done by TSE Consulting, which was funded by a grant from the ICC. He visited administrative leaders around the country from the eight regions of the USACA in October and was joined for part of his tour by ICC global development manager Tim Anderson on a mission to convince stakeholders to support and approve the measures.A key recommendation from the TSE report included changing the power structure of the USACA to reduce the size of the current USACA board, cut their power in half and give 50% of it to independent directors. Among the other recommendations were to establish term limits for board members, redefine membership categories and introduce athlete representation into the board.However, rather than moving to take a vote to approve the measures at the USACA AGM on November 16 in Florida, the USACA press release issued late on November 22 said that a governance implementation committee will be formed to attempt to install the measures following up from the governance review committee which dealt with the TSE report prior to the AGM.”The USACA governance review committee has worked hard over the past year,” USACA president Gladstone Dainty said in the release. “We now have several recommendations and themes that will be invaluable in charting a new direction for cricket in this country which is a tremendous positive for the sport. The board of USACA is committed to evolve. We understand that in order for cricket to achieve its ambitious goals outlined in the USACA Strategic Plan 2014-16, the manner in which the game is administered must build on the strong foundation we have and step forward.”Further, now is the time to form a governance implementation committee to take good governance practices and implement them at USACA. Some of the changes can be implemented by the board and others will require constitutional changes.”The dates for next year’s USACA national championship were also finalised for August 21-24 at a new multi-million dollar turf-wicket facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. It will be the first USACA national tournament held since 2011.

رسميًا.. الفرق الصاعدة إلى الدوري الفرنسي موسم 2023/24

حُسم المتأهلون إلى بطولة الدوري الفرنسي الدرجة الأولى، الموسم المقبل، بعدما انتهت منافسات الجولة الأخيرة من بطولة الدرجة الثانية مساء اليوم.

وشهدت منافسات الجولة الأخيرة من الدوري الفرنسي الدرجة الثانية الكثير من الإثارة، مساء اليوم الجمعة.

وكان هناك 3 أندية تتنافس على مركزي الصعود إلى الدوري الفرنسي الموسم القادم، وهي، لوهافر، ميتز وبوردو، حيث يمتلك كل فريق 69 نقطة.

واُلغيت مباراة بوردو وروديز، بعدما سجل الأخير هدفًا واعتدى أحد مشجعي أصحاب الأرض على اللاعب الذي سجل الهدف، ليُصاب بحالة ارتجاج في المخ.

وفاز ميتز بدوره على فريق باستيا بثلاثة أهداف مقابل هدفين، لينهي البطولة في المركز الثاني برصيد 72 نقطة، ويتأهل إلى الدوري الفرنسي موسم 2023/24.

في حين شهدت مباراة لوهافر وديجون إثارة كبرى في اللحظات الأخيرة من عمر اللقاء، حيث ظنت الجماهير أن الحكم أطلق صافرة النهاية، ليندفعوا إلى أرض الملعب.

وتسبب ذلك الأمر في انسحاب الحكم من أرض الملعب، وتوقف اللقاء لأكثر من 20 دقيقة، قبل أن يعود الحكم من جديد ويُنهي المباراة على الفور، ويفوز لوهافر ومن ثم يتأهل كصاحب المركز الأول. الصاعدون إلى الدوري الفرنسي الموسم المقبل 2023-2024

المركز الأول: لوهافر.

المركز الثاني: ميتز.

النصر يعول على غريمه الهلال لتحقيق حلم دوري روشن السعودي

يرفض مجلس إدارة نادي النصر السعودي برئاسة مسلى آل معمر والجهاز الفني فكرة رمي المنديل في سباق دوري روشن لموسم 2022-2023.

ويتواجد اتحاد جدة في صدارة ترتيب الدوري السعودي برصيد 62 نقطة بينما النصر في الوصافة برصيد 57 نقطة ثم الشباب بـ53 نقطة، ولكنه خاض لقاء أقل، يليه الهلال بـ49 نقطة.

اقرأ أيضا..تقارير: النصر يقدم عرضًا للتعاقد مع مدرب كريستيانو رونالدو السابق

وتنطلق مواجهات الجولة 27 من دوري روشن الثلاثاء حيث يلعب النصر كضيف أمام الطائي في استاد الأمير عبدالعزيز بن مساعد في حائل بينما يلتقي الاتحاد المتصدر أمام الهلال في قمة مواجهات الجولة الـ27، على استاد الأمير فيصل بن فهد في الرياض.

ويأمل رفاق كريستيانو رونالدو أن يمنح الهلال الفريق النصراوي هدية على طبق من ذهب بالفوز على الفريق الاتحادي مع تحقيق النصر الفوز على الطائي وهو ما سيقلص الفارق بين النصر والاتحاد إلى نقطتين فقط قبل 3 جولات من انتهاء المسابقة المحلية في المملكة.

النصر كان قد أقال رودي جارسيا في منتصف الموسم، ويتولى قيادة الفريق دينكو جيليسيتش مدرب فريق تحت 19 عاماً، المسؤولية حتى نهاية الموسم.

ويحلم النصر بتحقيق لقب النسخة الحالية من الدوري السعودي بهدف المشاركة في النسخة الجديدة من كأس العالم للأندية المقرر إقامتها في الرياض نهاية العام، حيث يُشارك البطل في المسابقة العالمية وذلك بعد خسارة الهلال أمام أوراوا الياباني في نهائي دوري أبطال آسيا.

Ajmal masterclass stuns South Africa

The Cape Town pitch was expected to make Saeed Ajmal a central figure towards the end of the Test but he made a massive impact on the second day itself

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Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsSaeed Ajmal conjured five wickets in a beguiling display of spin bowling•Getty Images

The Cape Town pitch was expected to make Saeed Ajmal a central figure towards the end of the Test but he made an impact as early as the second day, first with the bat in a combative 64-run ninth-wicket stand and then, far more damagingly, with a mesmerising display of spin bowling that left South Africa stuttering for the first time in their home summer.Though this was not a tailor-made turner for Ajmal, and it had been widely predicted to be a great day for batting, he got the ball to rear up and fizz off the track in an unbroken 25-over spell that could well end up as his greatest performance. The mighty South African batting was nonplussed, and an hour before stumps there was even the outside chance of them being forced to follow-on. And this wasn’t even one of those old South African teams who were frazzled by the sight of the turning ball.Though Pakistan had three specialist quick bowlers, they turned to Ajmal as early as the 12th over, and he bowled unchanged from midway through the second session to stumps. Tanvir Ahmed was a disappointment with the new ball, bowling only around 120kph and not troubling the batsmen much, though he put in an improved second spell. The other two fast bowlers, Umar Gul and debutant Mohammad Irfan, were both regularly around 140kph, but the closest either of them came to a wicket was when Gul had Graeme Smith jabbing a simple catch to second slip, only for the usually reliable Younis Khan to grass the ball.Smart stats

Pakistan’s total of 338 is their highest in Tests in South Africa. Their previous best was 329 in Johannesburg exactly 15 years ago.

Vernon Philander’s 5 for 59 is his ninth five-for in 15 Tests. In Cape Town he has taken 26 wickets in four Tests at an average of 12.30.

Saeed Ajmal’s 5 for 41 is his first five-for against South Africa. In two previous Tests against them he had taken four wickets at 84.75.

The last time a spinner took a five-for in the opposition’s first innings in a Cape Town Test was way back in 1970, when Ashley Mallett took 5 for 126.

For the first time in Test cricket, two batsmen scored 111 in a Test innings. The highest individual score by two batsmen in an innings is 234, by Don Bradman and Sid Barnes against England in 1946.

It was left to Ajmal to do the damage, and he duly delivered a masterclass of spin bowling. Just when the openers were looking settled, Ajmal struck in his second over, getting Smith lbw on the sweep. The umpire turned down the appeal but Ajmal emphatically and repeatedly asked his team-mates to go for the review, which resulted in Smith being sent on his way. He had more success soon after as Alviro Petersen nicked to short leg where Azhar Ali pulled off a smart, low catch.Ajmal’s battle with Hashim Amla, the world’s top-ranked batsman, was engrossing, with Amla repeatedly using the reverse-sweep and also frequently shuffling across the stumps to try counter Ajmal. Though Amla seemed to have got on top of Ajmal when he picked off a couple of leg-side boundaries in successive overs, Ajmal emerged the winner as he rapped Amla on the back foot to get him lbw, again after using the DRS.The DRS has already been one of the most controversial innovations in cricket, diving opinion on many levels, and there was one more talking point when South Africa’s most experienced batsman, Jacques Kallis, was adjudged lbw on referral. He was originally given out caught at short leg, and he immediately referred the decision, and the replays suggested there was no edge. The umpires then checked whether it was an lbw, and the predicted path said that it was just shaving leg stump, and that it would stick with the “umpire’s call”, though the umpire hadn’t ruled on whether the ball would hit the stumps. The rules state that when the mode of dismissal changes, the batsman should originally be considered to be not out, which means Kallis should have remained in the middle, but he was given out lbw after much confusion.That Kallis wicket had South Africa in deep trouble. Soon after, Ajmal produced what was perhaps the ball of the day, as he got one to zip from round the wicket past a befuddled Faf du Plessis, who could only edge it to the slips, where Younis safely pouched it to consign South Africa to 109 for 5.Several South African batsmen didn’t help themselves by taking a guard on or outside off stump, and virtually cut off the off side as a scoring area against Ajmal, adding to the pressure caused by the relentless probing by the spinner.AB de Villiers and Dean Elgar had some scares but survived the final hour to take South Africa past the follow-on mark to complete one of those rare days when the home side had been outplayed.It was all so different in the morning when Vernon Philander’s love affair with Newlands continued as he bagged another five-for – his ninth in 15 Tests. A quick close to the Pakistan innings seemed imminent when he took three wickets in his first three overs on the second day before Tanvir and Ajmal lifted Pakistan to their highest total in South Africa with a 64-run partnership.With the ball swerving around, regularly beating the bat and most of the runs being scored through streaky edges past the slips or the leg stump, South Africa were looking forward to an early end to the innings. There was little sign that Tanvir and Ajmal would prove so hard to dislodge. With the pitch easing up, though, they began to look increasingly solid. Ahmed punched Morne Morkel past long-on for four, and Ajmal raised his front foot as he smacked Dale Steyn over midwicket for a boundary, a shot he’ll treasure as much as any of his wickets today.It wasn’t till just before lunch that the pair were separated, after which it was all about Ajmal and his bewitching brand of spin bowling.

Arrascaeta, Rodrigo Caio e Malcom… resumo do Vaivém desta quinta-feira

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As especulações, os fechamentos e apresentações movimentaram como sempre o dia do mercado da bola. Nesta quinta-feira, o nome do meio-campo Arrascaeta foi levantando no Flamengo, mas o diretor do Cruzeiro negou qualquer proposta. Além disso, o zagueiro Rodrigo Caio foi apresentado na Gávea. No futebol internacional, o atacante Malcom recebeu proposta astronômica da China. Confira os destaques do dia!

AGUARDANDO

O Corinthians aguarda a chegada do centroavante argentino Mauro Boselli ao Brasil. Isso deve acontecer entre essa quinta e sexta-feira. Boselli chega para resolver o problema da camisa 9, lacuna deixada desde a saída de Jô no fim de 2017, e de quebra pode influenciar no futuro de outros jogadores do Timão. Antes uma aposta para solucionar o problema, Roger agora pode sair .

SÉTIMO REFORÇO

O São Paulo anunciou na manhã desta quinta-feira o seu 7º reforço para a temporada 2019, o volante Willian Farias, que estava no Vitória. O contrato do Tricolor com seu novo jogador é válido até o fim de 2019, com possibilidade de renovação por mais dois anos. Além de Willian, o clube já trouxe Hernanes, o goleiro Tiago Volpi, o lateral-direito Igor Vinícius, o lateral-esquerdo Léo, o meia-atacante Biro Biro e o atacante Pablo.

PRÓXIMO DO GALO

A transferência do zagueiro Igor Rabello para o Atlético-MG está perto de ser sacramentada. Após longa negociação, o Galo chegou a um acordo com o Botafogo pelo defensor, que desembarcou em Belo Horizonte na manhã desta quinta-feira para realizar exames médicos. Se tudo correr bem, ele assina contrato de quatro anos com o clube mineiro.

O Atlético-MG vai desembolsar R$ 13 milhões por 70% dos direitos econômicos do jogador de 23 anos. Além disso, vai ceder ao Glorioso por empréstimo o zagueiro Gabriel. O Botafogo terá partes dos direitos do defensor também.

DECRETOU!

Um dos nomes mais comentados na janela de transferência para deixar o Cruzeiro, o meia Thiago Neves, ficará na Toca da Raposa até 2020. Pelo menos é o que disse o vice-presidente de futebol do clube celeste, Itair Machado.

– Thiago Neves chega hoje estendendo o vínculo com o Cruzeiro até 2020. Liguei na quarta-feira para o Grêmio e comuniquei que o Thiago fica no Cruzeiro. Acertamos com ele o vínculo até o fim de 2020 – disse o dirigente em coletiva.

Além disso, salientou – mais uma vez – que o zagueiro Dedé é inegociável. O jogador virou alvo do Flamengo nos últimos dias.

DE CONTRATO ASSINADO E TUDO!

Há algum tempo apontado como provável contratação do Grêmio, o volante Rômulo, antes no Flamengo, foi oficializado pelo clube gaúcho nesta quinta-feira (3). O acordo do jogador foi costurado como empréstimo junto ao clube carioca válido até o final da temporada de 2019.

Revelado nas categorias de base do Porto-PE, o atleta atualmente com 28 anos de idade teve seus melhores momentos na carreira no Vasco e no Spartak Moscou (RUS) entre os anos de 2010 e 2015. Chegando, inclusive, a ser convocado em oito oportunidades para defender a Seleção Brasileira e marcando um gol.

NA MIRA CHINESA

Desde que chegou ao Barcelona, Malcom não teve muito espaço no time titular. A falta de oportunidade pode indicar uma saída do brasileiro do clube catalão. Segundo o site ‘Goal.com’, o Guangzhou Evergrande está disposto a oferecer 50 milhões de euros (R$ 219 milhões) pelo ex-jogador do Corinthians.

Aos 21 anos, o atacante pode deixar a Europa e ir para o futebol chinês, que conta com diversos outros jogadores brasileiros. No Guangzhou, além de Paulinho, Anderson Talisca, Ricardo Goulart e Alan também integram o elenco do clube.

NA MIRA DA PONTE PRETA!

Ao que tudo indica, Thalles deve continuar sua trajetória no futebol longe do Vasco. O clube negocia o empréstimo do centroavante para a Ponte Preta até o fim desta temporada. A informação foi divulgada inicialmente pela “Rede Mais Esportes” e, mais tarde, confirmada pelo LANCE!.

O gerente de futebol da Macaca, Marcelo Barbarotti, admitiu a negociação, mas mostrou-se cauteloso ao falar com o L! sobre o interesse no jogador de 23 anos:

– Só vamos falar sobre o assunto quando a negociação se concretizar. Ainda faltam detalhes para que tudo seja confirmado – disse o gerente.

DE GALA!

Contratado pelo São Paulo por 6 milhões de euros (R$ 26,6 milhões), o atacante Pablo foi apresentado na tarde desta quinta como mais novo reforço do Tricolor até dezembro de 2022. Destaque do Athletico-PR na última temporada, o jogador estava na mira de outros clubes do futebol nacional, mas optou por jogar no Morumbi por uma questão de afeto e admiração.

Neto de são-paulino, Pablo escutou o conselho de seu avô para aceitar a proposta do Tricolor do Morumbi. O atacante tinha uma proposta alta do Flamengo, mas o projeto do São Paulo, apresentado por Raí, diretor-executivo de futebol, e Alexandre Pássaro, gerente-executivo de futebol, o seduziu.

SONHO REALIZADO!

Primeiro – e, até o momento, único – reforço do Flamengo para esta temporada, o zagueiro Rodrigo Caio foi apresentado no fim da manhã desta quinta-feira. O jogador, criado nas categorias de base do São Paulo, chegou ao Rubro-Negro falando em retomar os bons momentos na carreira e querer marcar o nome na história do clube da Gávea.

-Quem não sonha em um dia jogar no Flamengo? A grande maioria tem esse sonho. Pelo Flamengo, pela estrutura, por tudo que representa no futebol brasileiro e mundial. Me sinto muito honrado e feliz.É uma grande oportunidade de retomar a carreira – disse o atleta.

CRUZEIRO NEGA PROPOSTA DO FLA

Arrascaeta não se apresentou, mas Cruzeiro negou que recebeu proposta do Flamengo. De acordo com Itair Machado, o agente do atleta está forçando uma proposta para o meia deixar o clube e que não há nada oficial com o Flamengo para levar o uruguaio.

Itair Machado revelou que o agente do uruguaio disse que o Flamengo ofereceu um salário três vezes maior do que recebe na Raposa. O dirigente reclamou muito do modo de negociar e atuar do empresário de Arrrascaeta e do Flamengo. Porém, não descartou negociar o jogador, desde que seja por um valor que o clube considere bom.

South Africa veteran Westcott dies aged 85

Dick Westcott, who played five Tests for South Africa in the 1950s, has died at the age of 85

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Jan-2013Dick Westcott, who played five Tests for South Africa in the 1950s, has died at the age of 85.Westcott, who was the first and to date only Test cricketer born in Portugal, was a more-than-useful allrounder who opened the innings with style rather than dourness, and was also a capable if little-used medium-pace change bowler. His achievements were all the more remarkable considering that he suffered a serious injury to his left arm in a car crash early in his career.He made his Test debut in the third Test against the touring New Zealanders in 1953-54, scoring a career-best 62 in the second innings, but failed to shine in the remaining two matches.He forced his way back into the side during the series against Australia in 195-58 with a good run of form which included two of his four career hundreds as well as an impressive half-century against the tourists for Western Province. However, he scored 18 runs in three innings against Australia and was dropped for good – all 18 runs came in the second innings of his comeback Test when he was the only South African other than Trevor Goddard to reach double figures.

طريق الأهلي | الترجي التونسي يعلن إصابة حمدو الهوني ومدة غيابه

كشف نادي الترجي التونسي عن إصابة لاعب الفريق الليبي حمدو الهوني وغيابه لمدة من 3 أسابيع إلى شهر.

ووفقاً للصفحة الرسمية لنادي الترجي علي موقع التواصل الاجتماعي “فيس بوك”: “بعد تعرضه لإصابة في مباراة أمس التي انتصر فيها فريقنا على النجم الرياضي الساحلي بنتيجة 1-0، أجرى لاعبنا حمدو الهوني الفحوصات اللازمة التي ارتأى على إثرها الدكتور منصف بن عبيد رئيس اللجنة الطبية بالترجي وبالنظر الى ضغط الروزنامة، إخضاع مهاجم فريقنا الى عملية جراحية هذا المساء يركن بعدها الى الراحة لمدة تتراوح بين 3 أسابيع و شهر”.

الترجي يستعد لمواجهة شبيبة القبائل الجزائري في مباراة العودة لدور ربع النهائي من دوري أبطال إفريقيا، وذلك يوم السبت المقبل 29 أبريل.

وبذلك سيفقد الترجي (حمدو الهوني) أحد أهم لاعيبه في مباراة الإياب أمام شبيبة القبائل ومواجهتي نصف النهائي أيضًا لدوري أبطال إفريقيا.

طالع | الوداد المغربي يحرم الأهلي من حصته التدريبية قبل مواجهة الرجاء

يذكر أن، إذا استطاع فريق الترجي التأهل إلي نصف النهائي سيلاقي المتأهل من مباراة الأهلي والرجاء المغربي.

وكان الأهلي انتصر على الرجاء في مواجهة الذهاب التي أقيمت في القاهرة بهدفين دون رد، ويستعد لمواجهة الإياب في المغرب يوم السبت المقبل.

تجدر الإشارة إلي أن دور نصف النهائي سيلعب أحد يومي 12 و13 مايو ذهابًا، ثم يُقام الإياب أحد يومي 19 و20 من نفس الشهر.

I had no involvement in captaincy change – McCullum

Brendon McCullum has said he is concerned for his predecessor as well as the team as it tries to pull itself together ahead of a tough tour of South Africa

ESPNcricinfo staff08-Dec-2012

Brendon McCullum has expressed concern and sympathy for Ross Taylor•Getty Images

Brendon McCullum, who took over as New Zealand captain under controversial circumstances after Ross Taylor refused an offer to remain as the leader of the Test team in a split-captaincy scenario, has said he is concerned for his predecessor as well as the team ahead of a tough tour of South Africa. Taylor has asked for a break and will not be travelling to South Africa.”I’m more concerned now with how the team is handling the situation and where we go from here – how we try and galvanise the unit, rather than my own individual accolade of picking up the captaincy,” McCullum told reporters at a press conference in Lincoln. “I’m obviously worried for Ross and how he is dealing with things at the moment, and obviously how we try and ensure that we pull together this team inside a very short space of time for what is going to be an incredibly tough tour.”McCullum said he had been in touch with Taylor, who said on Friday he felt he never had the support of New Zealand coach Mike Hesson. “I’ve spoken to him a couple of times – two days ago and then left a message with him again this morning – but he obviously needs a little bit of space at the moment as well, and I thought he did a really good job yesterday with the media of being able to deal with some tough circumstances,” McCullum said. “Ross is an integral member of this team and he’s vitally important to us in terms of how we’re going to try and increase our performances. He’s also a very popular member of the team as well and there’s a lot of guys that will be feeling for him at the moment – we will welcome him back when he’s good and ready.”I know it hasn’t been a great process with the way it’s unfolded and I know there is a lot of anger towards it.”I guess from our point of view, we now need to try and move forward and get some faith back into this team and build some rapport with the public because that’s obviously taken a hit over the last seven days.”McCullum was upset at speculation that he may have had a role to play in the entire episode. “That’s probably the thing that has come out through this week that’s annoyed me the most. I guess that cuts right to the bone that someone would question your integrity and your character like that.”I guess it’s been mentioned on a number of occasions and to be totally honest, it is highly insulting, for people to cast aspersions when they certainly don’t know the full circumstances.”From my point of view, I had absolutely no involvement in that recommendation whatsoever. I was asked if I would lead the one-day and Twenty20 teams two days ago, and then yesterday I was asked if I would lead the Test team, after Ross turned it down so about as much involvement I’ve had in this situation.”Relations between Taylor and himself, McCullum said, were very good. “It’s only really been media hype and fiction over the last 16 months, since the captaincy selection of Ross, which tried to drive a wedge between Ross and I.”In terms of the public profile, we’ve got a very good and respectful relationship. We know each other, we’ve played with each other for a very long time and we know each others families.”McCullum hoped to welcome Taylor back to the New Zealand side and sympathised with Taylor for the situation he finds himself in. “I don’t want to sit here and talk about how hard it’s been on me, because it’s certainly been a lot harder on other people, but you know that as long as, through your dealings, that you are honest and you maintain your integrity throughout, then you can look yourself in the eye and know that you’re doing the right thing.”Now Ross is going through some tough times and my thoughts are with him.”When he is good and ready to come back, then we’ll certainly welcome him back, and I’ll be looking to help him as much as I possibly can to reach the standards he wants to reach in this game, to be an integral member of this team and play a vital part in that.”

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